A realtor pitching two possible homebuyers at an open house. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Owners’ equivalent rent — a popular measure of housing costs — rose 6.7% in the year through September. That’s the fastest pace since at least 1984 and a clear sign that the cost of living isn’t cooling off. With mortgage rates on…
Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets for the US Army have some teething troubles. Bloomberg and Insider say a recent unclassified report reveals the current Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) iteration is creating problems for soldiers in tests. Some testers suffered nausea, headaches and eyestrain while using the augmented reality goggles. Others were concerned about bulk, a limited…
TikTok may soon offer an easy way for you to buy a movie ticket after you see a trailer that catches your attention. It’s offering select movie studios access to a tool called Showtimes on TikTok. The studios will be able to show a full trailer, then display details on showtimes and nearby theaters. They’ll…
The Oppo Reno 9 ins’t official yet, but that isn’t stopping it from breaking cover if newly shared photos are what they appear to be. If the rumor mill has its way we can expect Oppo to announce the Reno 9 series of devices in either November or December, meaning we could be just weeks…
Nvidia has improved the resolution of its GeForce Now RTX 3080 tier when running through a Chrome browser. Members on the highest subscription plan can now stream at up to 1600p and 120fps when playing games through Chrome. The same is true with several game-centric Chromebooks launched in the week – the Acer Chromebook 516…
Sony has unveiled another vlogging-focused camera in its ZV range, and this one’s designed a little differently to the other two. It’s called the ZV-1F and features a fixed, prime, ultrawide lens and is designed specifically for people who like to film themselves. The idea being that you can capture yourself and also get a…
Freeview Play is a free catch-up TV system available on the vast majority of smart TVs. It embraces online content alongside linear free-to-air TV, allowing users to scroll backwards through their television’s electronic programme guide (EPG) and click on shows or films they have missed. The programme then streams over an internet connection. To help…
The day that most of you will receive your Google Pixel Watch from pre-orders is here. It’s time for you to slap Google’s first smartwatch on the wrist and realize their vision for Wear OS going forward, good and bad. We want you to be ready for this moment, so that you know exactly what…
Last month Google Stadia officially announced it will shut down its beleaguered cloud gaming service for good in January next year. Now, in light of this news, the developer behind top-down party battle game and Google Stadia exclusive Outcasters has informed its players that, at this point in time, it “does not have plans to…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is making a second appearance in Fortnite – this time as his DC Comics alter ego Black Adam. The Rock, of course, already exists in Fortnite as one of the game’s original characters – The Foundation – and has leant his role and likeness to the hero since March last year….